I promised myself many years ago that there was one natural phenomenon that I was determined to witness before I died: namely to stand in awe and take in the majestic splendour that is The Aurora Borealis. This is something that has captured the imagination of we human beings for millennia and I simply have to see them to appreciate what our ancestors would have thought as the lights stretched across the vast skies within the Arctic Circle.
The good news here is that there are actually plenty of Northern Lights Holidays available to choose between. Within Europe, I have seen packages available to Lapland, Norway and even Iceland and this is combined with a myriad other activities, just in case the Northern Lights feel shy and fail to put in an appearance.
Unfortunately, we are not lucky enough to live in a northern latitude that actually witnesses this type of event. To see the Northern Lights, your best bet is to head above the Arctic Circle, although in some places it is possible to witness them just below (e.g. Iceland is not actually in the Circle).
If you were to live in the Southern Hemisphere, you may well be thinking that your chances of seeing the Northern Lights are next to none. With this in mind, bear in mind that there is also the same type of phenomenon in this hemisphere and this is known as The Aurora Australis.
However you get to experience the Northern (or Southern) Lights, this will be an event that will remain with you for the rest of your life. Indeed, this is what everyone I have spoken to who has witnessed them said.